Darwin and After Flashcards
Darwins bday
2/12/1809- same day as Abe Lincoln
Darwin’s original education and career path
med school at 16 @ edinburgh. dropped out because he couldn’t stand the sight of blood
Darwin’s second education and career path
Cambridge University to become a pastor
Darwin, joined Captian FitzRoy for his survey of the coastline of South America aboard the
HMS Beagle
2 insights Darwin made about fossils during his sailing
giant armadillo fossils , similar to but smaller than living one
and
marine deposits in the Andes mountains
3 insights Darwin had about the Galapagos Island fauna
volcanic origin
different species of giant tortoises
different species of finches
British Economist that described the principle of population via growth under modeled circumstances (exponential growth). after reading his works, Darwin was inspired to write about natural selection
Thomas R Malthus
On November 24,1859, Darwin published an abstract of his theory called
On The origin of Species
British Naturalist who explored rainforests of south America and Asia pacific , who co-described the theory of natural selection, he shared his findings with Darwin unknowingly propelling Darwin to publish his work
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace is also known as the father of
biogeography
British Anatomist known as Darwin’s bulldog because of his fierce defense of natural selection
Thomas H Huxley
Monk who performed breeding experiments to determine that traits are passed from generation to generation through a physical mechanism(genes)
gregor mendel
Mendels Laws
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
British anthropologist that studied human variation, heredity and race, he coined the term”survivial of the fittest”
Sir Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton is known as the father of
Eugenics
The practice of selective breeding of humans to improve society- espoused in Nazi philosophy and formed the basis for master race ideology
Eugenics
important development made by Sir Francis Galton that is still used in forensics today
fingerprinting
reasoning by Galton that claimed since human societies coddle and protect the weak, they will undermine natural selection. natural selection improves the average by culling the weak and inferior. if we eliminate social welfare, society would be improved
social Darwinism
German Zoologist who had the theory of recapitulation (the photo of embryo comparisons) he used evolutionary biology to justify racism, social Darwinism, and nationalism
Ernst Haeckel
American Geneticist who worked with fruit flies to “rediscover” Mendel’s work to describe mutations giving rise to new traits
Thomas H Morgan
Term Coined by Thomas H Morgan that means “alternative forms of a gene”
allele
American geneticist who helped est population genetics and described the effects of inbreeding and genetic drift on populations
Sewall Wright
British geneticist who helped establish population genetics and wrote the genetical theory of natural selection which developed sexual selection, mimicry and dominance
Ronald A FIsher
British Geneticist who helped population genetics and wrote the causes of evolution which reestablished natural selection as the primary mechanism of evolution
JBS Haldane
predecessors of the modern synthesis
wright
fisher
haldane
